Species Detail - European Otter (Lutra lutra) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map

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Lutra lutra
European Otter
Otter
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex II || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
lulut
(Linnaeus, 1758)
terrestrial mammal
Species
226
220
85
01/01/1982
22/03/1993
1 January (recorded in 1969)
31 December (recorded in 2012)
National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, European Otter (Lutra lutra), accessed 29 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/4/Species/119290>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)